EP2234449B1 - Method for establishing data connection in mobile network, mobile network and policy control entity - Google Patents

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EP2234449B1
EP2234449B1 EP09702148.9A EP09702148A EP2234449B1 EP 2234449 B1 EP2234449 B1 EP 2234449B1 EP 09702148 A EP09702148 A EP 09702148A EP 2234449 B1 EP2234449 B1 EP 2234449B1
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  • the present invention relates to a communications technology, and in particular, to a method for establishing data connections on a mobile network, a mobile network, and a policy control entity.
  • UE user equipment
  • EPC evolved packet core
  • SGW serving gateway
  • PDN external packet data network
  • a policy control entity may dynamically generate a service data policy rule according to service information about the UE, and send the service data policy rule to the PDN GW and the SGW, thus implementing service-level dynamic policy control on the data.
  • the process of establishing a data connection to access a PDN by the UE includes: the SGW forwards a connection setup message sent from the UE to a PDN GW that corresponds to the PDN; the PDN GW returns a connection setup ACK to the SGW; the SGW returns a response indicating the completion of data connection setup to the UE.
  • the SGW may be a network element (NE) where a control plane and a user plane are separated or integrated.
  • the SGW may be a mobility management entity (MME) or a GW on the EPS network, or an integrated serving GPRS support node (SGSN) on a third generation (3G) network.
  • MME mobility management entity
  • SGSN integrated serving GPRS support node
  • the UE may not request the allocation of an Internet Protocol (IP) address but requests only the setup of a data channel.
  • IP Internet Protocol
  • the prior policy control procedures related to the EPS network data connection are not applicable to scenarios where no IP connection is established for the data channel between the UE and the PDN GW. This is because the prior policy control session is connected over IP.
  • GTP GPRS Tunneling Protocol
  • 3GPP TS 23.401 V8.0.0 (2007-12 ) discloses authentication, security and location management. Especially 3GPP TS 23.401 V8.0.0 discloses IP address allocation and attach procedure.
  • 3GPP TS 23.402 V8.0.0 discloses initial E-UTRAN Attach with PMIP - based S5 or S8b.
  • the present invention provides a method for establishing data connections on a mobile network, a mobile network, and a policy control entity.
  • the GW triggers the policy control entity to establish or update a policy control session.
  • a mobile network includes:
  • the PDN GW triggers the policy control entity to establish or update the policy control session.
  • the PDN GW establishes or updates the policy control session; or when the UE obtains an IP address through the SGW, the SGW establishes a mobile IP connection with the PDN GW and then establishes or updates the policy control session.
  • the policy control can still be implemented when the UE does not request the allocation of an IP address.
  • the present invention is applicable to the GTP protocol and the mobile IP protocol.
  • Embodiments of the present invention provide a method for establishing data connections on a mobile network, a mobile network, and a policy control entity.
  • the GW triggers the policy control entity to establish or update the policy control session.
  • FIG. 1 shows network architecture that supports service-level dynamic policy control on a next generation mobile communication network.
  • FIG. 2 is a flowchart of a method for establishing data connections in an embodiment of the present invention. The method includes the following steps:
  • the process of establishing a data channel between the UE and the GW may include: establishing a data channel between the UE and the PDN GW; or establishing a data channel between the UE and the SGW.
  • the UE sends an IP address allocation request, for example, a Dynamic Host Control Protocol (DHCP) message, to request the allocation of an IP address for accessing the PDN.
  • DHCP Dynamic Host Control Protocol
  • the PDN GW sends an IP address allocation response that carries the allocated IP address.
  • the process of triggering the policy control entity to establish or update the policy control session by the GW according to the IP address may include: establishing a policy control session between the PDN GW and the policy control entity; or establishing a policy control session between the SGW and the policy control entity; or establishing a policy control session between the PDN GW or the SGW and the policy control entity, and then updating the policy control rule by the policy control entity according to the allocated IP address.
  • FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram illustrating a process of establishing a data connection in Embodiment 1 of the present invention. The process includes the following steps:
  • the policy control entity may also send the policy control rule of the IP connection to the PDN GW.
  • Step 303 may be executed before or after step 304. Step 303 is optional.
  • FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram illustrating a process of establishing a data connection in Embodiment 2 of the present invention. The process includes the following steps:
  • Step 403 may be executed before or after step 404. Step 403 is optional.
  • the UE accesses the same PDN.
  • step 401 no IP address is allocated to the UE, but an IP address is allocated to the UE in step 402 and step 403.
  • FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram illustrating a process of establishing a data connection in Embodiment 3 of the present invention. The process includes the following steps:
  • Step 506 may be executed before or after step 507.
  • Step 507 is optional.
  • the policy control entity may also initiate a request for updating the policy control rule to the SGW after receiving the IP address in step 504.
  • the PDN GW may establish a policy control session of the IP connection with the policy control entity after the PDN GW establishes an IP connection for the UE to access the PDN. For details, see the description in Embodiment 1 of the present invention.
  • FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram illustrating a process of establishing a data connection in Embodiment 4 of the present invention. The process includes the following steps:
  • step 603 If step 603 is omitted in the preceding process, the PDN GW does not establish a policy control session with the policy control entity.
  • the program may be stored in a computer readable storage medium, such as a read-only memory/random access memory (ROM/RAM), a magnetic disk, and a compact disk.
  • ROM/RAM read-only memory/random access memory
  • FIG. 7 shows architecture of a mobile network in an embodiment of the present invention.
  • the mobile network includes a UE 710, a GW 720, and a policy control entity 730.
  • the GW 720 is configured to: establish a data channel with the UE 710, and allocate an IP address to the UE according to the address allocation request or data channel setup request sent from the UE 710.
  • the policy control entity 730 is configured to establish or update a policy control session according to the IP address provided by the GW 720.
  • the GW 720 includes a PDN GW and an SGW.
  • FIG. 8 shows a structure of a mobile network in Embodiment 4 of the present invention.
  • the mobile network includes a UE 810, a PDN GW 820, a policy control entity 830, and an SGW.
  • the PDN GW 820 includes:
  • the first sending unit 822 of the PDN GW is further configured to send a data channel setup ACK to the SGW.
  • the data channel setup ACK includes an address allocation response that carries the allocated IP address to the SGW.
  • the SGW includes:
  • the policy control entity 830 includes:
  • the first sending unit 822 of the PDN GW is further configured to send an address allocation response that carries the allocated IP address to the UE 810.
  • the address allocation response may further carry the PDN configuration information, including a DNS server address, a P-CSCF address, and an application server address.
  • FIG. 9 shows a structure of a mobile network in Embodiment 5 of the present invention.
  • the mobile network includes a UE 910, a PDN GW 920, and a policy control entity 930.
  • the PDN GW 920 includes:
  • the policy control entity 930 includes:
  • the PDN GW 920 may further include:
  • the second sending unit 922 is further configured to send a policy control session update request that carries the IP address to the policy control entity 930 according to the IP address allocated by the second allocating unit 921.
  • the policy control entity 930 may further include an updating unit 933.
  • the receiving unit 931 is further configured to receive a policy control session update request that carries the IP address allocated to the UE 910 and the data channel ID sent from the PDN GW 920.
  • the updating unit 933 is configured to: associate the data channel ID with a previously established policy control session, and update the IP address and the policy control rule of the policy control session.
  • the policy control entity 930 may further include a sending unit configured to send the updated policy control rule to the PDN GW 920.
  • the second sending unit 922 is further configured to send an address allocation response that carries the allocated IP address to the UE 910.
  • the address allocation response may further carry the PDN configuration information, including a DNS server address, a P-CSCF address, and an application server address.
  • FIG. 10 shows a structure of a mobile network in Embodiment 6 of the present invention.
  • the mobile network includes a UE 1010, an SGW 1000, a PDN GW 1020, and a policy control entity 1030.
  • the SGW 1000 includes a sending unit 1001 configured to send a policy control session setup request that carries a data channel ID to the policy control entity 1030.
  • the policy control entity 1030 includes: a receiving unit 1031, configured to receive a policy control session setup request from the SGW 1000; and an establishing unit 1032, configured to establish a policy control session according to the data channel ID carried in the policy control session request.
  • the sending unit 1001 of the SGW is further configured to send a connection setup request sent from the UE 910 to the PDN GW 1020.
  • the PDN GW 1020 includes: a third allocating unit 1021, configured to allocate an IP address to the UE 1010 according to the connection setup request; and a third sending unit 1022, configured to send a policy control session update request that carries the IP address to the policy control entity 1030.
  • the receiving unit 1031 of the policy control entity 1030 is further configured to receive a policy control session update request that carries the IP address allocated to the UE 1010 and the data channel ID from the PDN GW 1020.
  • the policy control entity 1030 further includes: an updating unit 1033, configured to associate the data channel ID with a previously established policy control session, and update the IP address and the policy control rule of the policy control session; and a sending unit, configured to send the updated policy control rule to the PDN GW 1020 and the SGW 1000 according to the IP address carried in the policy control session update request.
  • the third sending unit 1022 of the PDN GW is further configured to send a connection setup ACK that includes an address allocation response carrying the allocated IP address to the SGW 1000.
  • the sending unit 1001 of the SGW is configured to send the address allocation response that carries the IP address to the UE 1010.
  • the sending unit 1001 of the SGW is further configured to send a policy control session update request that carries the IP address and the data channel ID to the policy control entity 1030.
  • the updating unit 1033 of the policy control entity is further configured to update the policy control rule corresponding to the data channel ID according to the IP address carried in the policy control session update request, and send the updated policy control rule to the SGW 1000 through the sending unit.
  • the address allocation response may further carry the PDN configuration information, including a DNS server address, a P-CSCF address, and an application server address.
  • a policy control entity provided in Embodiment 7 of the present invention includes a receiving unit 831 and an establishing unit 832.
  • the receiving unit 831 is configured to receive a policy control session setup request that carries a data channel ID from the GW.
  • the establishing unit 832 is configured to establish a policy control session according to the data channel ID carried in the policy control session request.
  • a policy control entity provided in Embodiment 8 of the present invention includes a receiving unit 931, an establishing unit 932, and an updating unit 933.
  • the receiving unit 931 is configured to receive a policy control session setup request that carries a data channel ID sent from the GW, and receive a policy control session update request that carries an IP address allocated to the UE and a data channel ID sent from the GW.
  • the establishing unit 932 is configured to establish a policy control session according to the data channel ID carried in the policy control session request.
  • the updating unit 933 is configured to: associate the data channel ID with a previously established policy control session, and update the IP address of the policy control session and the policy control rule.
  • the policy control entity may include a sending unit configured to send an initial policy control rule and an updated policy control rule to the GW.
  • the GW triggers the policy control entity to establish or update the policy control session.
  • the PDN GW establishes or updates the policy control session; or when the UE obtains an IP address through the SGW, the SGW establishes a mobile IP connection with the PDN GW and then establishes or updates the policy control session.
  • the policy control can still be implemented when the UE does not request the allocation of an IP address.
  • embodiments of the present invention are applicable to the GTP protocol and the mobile IP protocol.

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    Field of the Invention
  • The present invention relates to a communications technology, and in particular, to a method for establishing data connections on a mobile network, a mobile network, and a policy control entity.
    • Background of the Invention
  • On an evolved packet system (EPS) network, user equipment (UE) accesses an evolved packet core (EPC) through a serving gateway (SGW) on a radio access network, and accesses an external packet data network (PDN) through a PDN GW. A policy control entity may dynamically generate a service data policy rule according to service information about the UE, and send the service data policy rule to the PDN GW and the SGW, thus implementing service-level dynamic policy control on the data.
  • In the prior art, the process of establishing a data connection to access a PDN by the UE includes: the SGW forwards a connection setup message sent from the UE to a PDN GW that corresponds to the PDN; the PDN GW returns a connection setup ACK to the SGW; the SGW returns a response indicating the completion of data connection setup to the UE.
  • The SGW may be a network element (NE) where a control plane and a user plane are separated or integrated. For example, the SGW may be a mobility management entity (MME) or a GW on the EPS network, or an integrated serving GPRS support node (SGSN) on a third generation (3G) network.
  • However, the following problems have become apparent in the prior art: When the UE accesses the core network for the first time, the UE may not request the allocation of an Internet Protocol (IP) address but requests only the setup of a data channel. If the network needs to implement policy control, the prior policy control procedures related to the EPS network data connection are not applicable to scenarios where no IP connection is established for the data channel between the UE and the PDN GW. This is because the prior policy control session is connected over IP. In addition, for the mobility management protocol between GWs, the prior art is applicable to only the GPRS Tunneling Protocol (GTP) not requiring an IP address and is inapplicable to the mobile IP protocol.
  • 3GPP TS 23.401 V8.0.0 (2007-12) discloses authentication, security and location management. Especially 3GPP TS 23.401 V8.0.0 discloses IP address allocation and attach procedure.
  • 3GPP TS 23.402 V8.0.0 (2007-12-01) discloses initial E-UTRAN Attach with PMIP - based S5 or S8b.
    • Summary of the Invention
  • The present invention provides a method for establishing data connections on a mobile network, a mobile network, and a policy control entity. Thus, after a data channel is established between a UE and a GW, the GW triggers the policy control entity to establish or update a policy control session.
  • The scope of the invention is defined by the independent claims 1 and 3.
  • The technical solution of the present invention is as follows:
    • According to a first aspect of the invention a method for establishing data connections on a mobile network includes:
      • establishing a data channel between a user equipment, UE, and a packet data network, PDN, gateway, GW;
      • establishing, by the PDN GW, a policy control session with a policy control entity according to a data channel ID provided by the PDN GW to the policy control entity;
      • allocating, by the PDN GW, an IP address to the UE according to an address allocation request sent from the UE; receiving, by the policy control entity, a policy control session update request that carries the allocated IP address from the PDN GW; and
      • updating, by the policy control entity, a policy control rule corresponding to the policy control session according to the allocated IP address carried in the policy control session update request.
  • According to a second aspect of the invention a mobile network includes:
    • a packet data network PDN GW, configured to: establish a data channel between a user equipment, UE, and the PDN GW, allocate an IP address to the UE according to an address allocation request sent from the UE, and send a policy control session update request carrying the allocated IP address to a policy control entity; and
    • the policy control entity, configured to establish a policy control session according to a data channel ID provided by the PDN GW; and update the policy control session according to the allocated IP address carried in the policy control session update request.
  • By using the method for establishing data connections on a mobile network, the mobile network, and the policy control entity provided by the present invention, after a data channel is established between the UE and the PDN GW, the PDN GW triggers the policy control entity to establish or update the policy control session. When the UE obtains an IP address through the PDN GW, the PDN GW establishes or updates the policy control session; or when the UE obtains an IP address through the SGW, the SGW establishes a mobile IP connection with the PDN GW and then establishes or updates the policy control session. In the present invention, the policy control can still be implemented when the UE does not request the allocation of an IP address. Thus, the present invention is applicable to the GTP protocol and the mobile IP protocol.
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    • FIG. 1 shows network architecture that supports service-level dynamic policy control on a next generation mobile communication network;
    • FIG. 2 is a flowchart of a method for establishing a data connection in an embodiment of the present invention;
    • FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram illustrating a process of establishing a data connection in Embodiment 1 of the present invention;
    • FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram illustrating a process of establishing a data connection in Embodiment 2 of the present invention;
    • FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram illustrating a process of establishing a data connection in Embodiment 3 of the present invention;
    • FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram illustrating a process of establishing a data connection in Embodiment 4 of the present invention;
    • FIG. 7 shows architecture of a mobile network in an embodiment of the present invention;
    • FIG. 8 shows a structure of a mobile network in Embodiment 4 of the present invention;
    • FIG. 9 shows a structure of a mobile network in Embodiment 5 of the present invention; and
    • FIG. 10 shows a structure of a mobile network in Embodiment 6 of the present invention.
    Detailed Description of the Invention
  • Embodiments of the present invention provide a method for establishing data connections on a mobile network, a mobile network, and a policy control entity. Thus, after a data channel is established between the UE and the GW, the GW triggers the policy control entity to establish or update the policy control session. For better understanding of the objective, technical solution and merits of the present invention, the following describes the present invention in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings and exemplary embodiments.
  • FIG. 1 shows network architecture that supports service-level dynamic policy control on a next generation mobile communication network. FIG. 2 is a flowchart of a method for establishing data connections in an embodiment of the present invention. The method includes the following steps:
    • Step 201: A data channel is established between the UE and the GW.
    • Step 202: The GW allocates an IP address to the UE according to an address allocation request sent from the UE.
    • Step 203: The GW triggers the policy control entity to establish or update the policy control session according to the IP address.
  • In step 201, the process of establishing a data channel between the UE and the GW may include: establishing a data channel between the UE and the PDN GW; or establishing a data channel between the UE and the SGW. The UE sends an IP address allocation request, for example, a Dynamic Host Control Protocol (DHCP) message, to request the allocation of an IP address for accessing the PDN. The PDN GW sends an IP address allocation response that carries the allocated IP address.
  • In step 202, the process of triggering the policy control entity to establish or update the policy control session by the GW according to the IP address may include: establishing a policy control session between the PDN GW and the policy control entity; or establishing a policy control session between the SGW and the policy control entity; or establishing a policy control session between the PDN GW or the SGW and the policy control entity, and then updating the policy control rule by the policy control entity according to the allocated IP address.
  • FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram illustrating a process of establishing a data connection in Embodiment 1 of the present invention. The process includes the following steps:
    • Step 301: A UE establishes a data channel with a PDN GW, for example, an attach connection with the UE. The UE does not request the allocation of an IP address in the attach request. The network establishes a GTP bearer by using the GTP mobility management protocol. In the connection setup process, the UE obtains the connection related configuration information that may include a bearer control mode.
    • Step 302: The UE sends an address allocation request (for example, a DHCP request) to the PDN GW, requesting the allocation of an IP address for accessing the PDN. The PDN GW allocates the address according to the address allocation request, including allocating the IP address by the PDN GW itself or allocating the IP address to the UE through other servers or GWs.
    • Step 303: The PDN GW sends an address allocation response that carries the allocated IP address to the UE. In addition, the address allocation response may carry the PDN configuration information, including a domain name service (DNS) address, a proxy-call session control function (P-CSCF) address, and an application server address.
    • Step 304: The PDN GW sends a policy control session setup request to a policy control entity according to the IP address, requesting to establish a policy control session of this IP connection.
    • Step 305: The policy control entity establishes a policy control session according to the IP address carried in the policy control session setup request.
  • In step 305, the policy control entity may also send the policy control rule of the IP connection to the PDN GW.
  • Step 303 may be executed before or after step 304. Step 303 is optional.
  • FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram illustrating a process of establishing a data connection in Embodiment 2 of the present invention. The process includes the following steps:
    • Step 401: A UE establishes a data channel with a PDN GW. The PDN GW establishes a policy control session a policy control entity. The PDN GW provides the policy control entity with a data channel ID. The data channel ID includes a UE ID and an ID that is used for accessing the PDN. The policy control entity may send related policy control rule information to the PDN GW. The policy control rule information may be used for establishing a data channel, for example, reserving bandwidth resources for the data channel. In the data connection setup process, the UE may also obtain the connection related configuration information from the PDN GW, for example, the bearer control mode.
    • Step 402: The UE sends an address allocation request, requesting the allocation of an IP address for accessing the PDN. After receiving the request, the PDN GW allocates an IP address to the UE, including allocating an IP address by the PDN GW itself or forwarding the request to other servers or GWs.
    • Step 403: The PDN GW sends an address allocation response that carries the allocated IP address. In addition, the address allocation response may carry the PDN configuration information, including a DNS server address, a P-CSCF address, and an application server address.
    • Step 404: The PDN GW sends a policy control session update request that carries the UE IP address and data channel ID to the policy control entity.
    • Step 405: The policy control entity may associate the data channel ID with a previously established policy control session to update the IP address of the policy control session. The policy control entity may also update the policy control rule, including provision of data packet filter and distribution information according to the IP address. Then, the policy control entity sends the updated policy control rule to the PDN GW
  • Step 403 may be executed before or after step 404. Step 403 is optional.
  • In the preceding process, the UE accesses the same PDN. In step 401, no IP address is allocated to the UE, but an IP address is allocated to the UE in step 402 and step 403.
  • FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram illustrating a process of establishing a data connection in Embodiment 3 of the present invention. The process includes the following steps:
    • Step 501: A UE establishes a data channel with an SGW. The SGW may also provide a policy control entity with a data channel ID, and establish a policy control session with the policy control entity to implement policy control on the data channel between the UE and the SGW. The data channel ID includes a UE ID and an ID that is used for accessing the PDN. In the data connection setup process, the UE may also obtain the connection related configuration information from the SGW, for example, the bearer control mode.
    • Step 502: The UE sends an address allocation request to the SGW, requesting the allocation of an IP address for accessing the PDN.
    • Step 503: The SGW sends a connection setup request, for example, a proxy mobile IP (PMIP) binding update request, requesting the PDN GW to establish an IP connection for the UE to access the PDN. The PDN GW allocates an IP address, including allocating an IP address by the PDN GW itself or through other servers and GWs.
    • Step 504: To establish a policy control session of the IP connection with the policy control entity, the PDN GW needs to obtain a related policy control rule.
    • Step 505: The PDN GW sends a connection setup ACK to the SGW, where the connection setup ACK includes an address allocation response that carries the allocated IP address. In addition, the connection setup ACK may carry the PDN configuration information sent to the UE, including a DNS server address, a P-CSCF address, and an application server address.
    • Step 506: If necessary, the SGW may initiate a process of updating or establishing the policy control session of the IP connection to the policy control entity, including providing the policy control entity with the connected IP address and the data channel ID.
    • Step 507: The SGW sends an address allocation response that carries the allocated IP address to the UE. In addition, the address allocation response may carry the PDN configuration information, including a DNS server address, a P-CSCF address, and an application server address.
  • Step 506 may be executed before or after step 507. Step 507 is optional. In addition, if the SGW already establishes a session with the policy control entity in step 501, the policy control entity may also initiate a request for updating the policy control rule to the SGW after receiving the IP address in step 504. If the SGW does not establish a session with the policy control entity in step 501, the PDN GW may establish a policy control session of the IP connection with the policy control entity after the PDN GW establishes an IP connection for the UE to access the PDN. For details, see the description in Embodiment 1 of the present invention.
  • FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram illustrating a process of establishing a data connection in Embodiment 4 of the present invention. The process includes the following steps:
    • Step 601: A UE sends a data channel setup request to an SGW, for example, an attach request, where the data channel setup request does not request the allocation of an IP address.
    • Step 602: The SGW sends a data channel setup request to the PDN GW, for example, a PMIP binding update request or a GTP create session request. The PDN GW establishes an IP connection for the UE to access the PDN according to the data channel setup request. The PDN GW allocates an IP address, including allocating an IP address by the PDN GW itself or through other servers and GWs.
    • Step 603: To establish a policy control session of the IP connection with a policy control entity, the PDN GW needs to obtain a related policy control rule.
    • Step 604: The PDN GW sends a data channel setup ACK to the SGW, where the data channel setup ACK includes an address allocation response that carries the allocated IP address. In addition, the data channel setup ACK may carry the PDN configuration information sent to the UE, including a DNS server address, a P-CSCF address, and an application server address.
    • Step 605: If necessary, the SGW may initiate a process of establishing a policy control session of the IP connection to the policy control entity, including providing the policy control entity with the connected IP address.
    • Step 606: The SGW sends a data channel setup ACK to the UE, for example, an attach complete message, where the data channel setup ACK does not carry the IP address allocated to the UE.
    • Step 607: The UE sends an address allocation request to the SGW or the PDN GW, requesting the allocation of an IP address.
    • Step 608: The SGW or the PDN GW sends an address allocation response that carries the allocated IP address to the UE. In addition, the address allocation response may carry the PDN configuration information, including a DNS server address, a P-CSCF address, and an application server address.
  • If step 603 is omitted in the preceding process, the PDN GW does not establish a policy control session with the policy control entity.
  • It is understandable to those skilled in the art that all or part of the steps in the methods according to the preceding embodiments may be performed by hardware instructed by a program. The program may be stored in a computer readable storage medium, such as a read-only memory/random access memory (ROM/RAM), a magnetic disk, and a compact disk.
  • FIG. 7 shows architecture of a mobile network in an embodiment of the present invention. The mobile network includes a UE 710, a GW 720, and a policy control entity 730.
  • The GW 720 is configured to: establish a data channel with the UE 710, and allocate an IP address to the UE according to the address allocation request or data channel setup request sent from the UE 710.
  • The policy control entity 730 is configured to establish or update a policy control session according to the IP address provided by the GW 720.
  • Specifically, the GW 720 includes a PDN GW and an SGW.
  • FIG. 8 shows a structure of a mobile network in Embodiment 4 of the present invention. The mobile network includes a UE 810, a PDN GW 820, a policy control entity 830, and an SGW.
  • The PDN GW 820 includes:
    • a first allocating unit 821, configured to allocate an IP address to the UE 810 according to the address allocation request or the data channel setup request sent from the UE 810, where the data channel setup request does not request the allocation of an IP address; and
    • a first sending unit 822, configured to send a policy control session setup request that carries the IP address allocated to the UE 810 to the policy control entity 830 according to the IP address allocated by the first allocating unit 821.
  • The first sending unit 822 of the PDN GW is further configured to send a data channel setup ACK to the SGW. The data channel setup ACK includes an address allocation response that carries the allocated IP address to the SGW.
  • The SGW includes:
    • a sending unit, configured to send a policy control session setup request that carries the IP address to the policy control entity according to the IP address carried in the data channel setup ACK.
  • The policy control entity 830 includes:
    • a receiving unit 831, configured to receive a policy control session setup request from the PDN GW 820 and/or the SGW; and
    • an establishing unit 832, configured to establish a policy control session according to the IP address that is allocated to the UE 810 and carried in the policy control session request.
  • The first sending unit 822 of the PDN GW is further configured to send an address allocation response that carries the allocated IP address to the UE 810.
  • The address allocation response may further carry the PDN configuration information, including a DNS server address, a P-CSCF address, and an application server address.
  • FIG. 9 shows a structure of a mobile network in Embodiment 5 of the present invention. The mobile network includes a UE 910, a PDN GW 920, and a policy control entity 930.
  • The PDN GW 920 includes:
    • a second sending unit 922, configured to send a policy control session setup request that carries a data channel ID to the policy control entity 930, where the data channel ID includes a UE ID and an ID that is used for accessing the PDN.
  • The policy control entity 930 includes:
    • a receiving unit 931, configured to receive a policy control session setup request from the PDN GW 920; and
    • an establishing unit 932, configured to establish a policy control session according to the data channel ID carried in the policy control session request.
  • The PDN GW 920 may further include:
    • a second allocating unit 921, configured to allocate an IP address to the UE 910 according to the address allocation request sent from the UE 910.
  • The second sending unit 922 is further configured to send a policy control session update request that carries the IP address to the policy control entity 930 according to the IP address allocated by the second allocating unit 921.
  • The policy control entity 930 may further include an updating unit 933.
  • The receiving unit 931 is further configured to receive a policy control session update request that carries the IP address allocated to the UE 910 and the data channel ID sent from the PDN GW 920.
  • The updating unit 933 is configured to: associate the data channel ID with a previously established policy control session, and update the IP address and the policy control rule of the policy control session.
  • The policy control entity 930 may further include a sending unit configured to send the updated policy control rule to the PDN GW 920.
  • The second sending unit 922 is further configured to send an address allocation response that carries the allocated IP address to the UE 910.
  • The address allocation response may further carry the PDN configuration information, including a DNS server address, a P-CSCF address, and an application server address.
  • FIG. 10 shows a structure of a mobile network in Embodiment 6 of the present invention. The mobile network includes a UE 1010, an SGW 1000, a PDN GW 1020, and a policy control entity 1030.
  • The SGW 1000 includes a sending unit 1001 configured to send a policy control session setup request that carries a data channel ID to the policy control entity 1030.
  • The policy control entity 1030 includes: a receiving unit 1031, configured to receive a policy control session setup request from the SGW 1000; and an establishing unit 1032, configured to establish a policy control session according to the data channel ID carried in the policy control session request.
  • The sending unit 1001 of the SGW is further configured to send a connection setup request sent from the UE 910 to the PDN GW 1020.
  • The PDN GW 1020 includes: a third allocating unit 1021, configured to allocate an IP address to the UE 1010 according to the connection setup request; and a third sending unit 1022, configured to send a policy control session update request that carries the IP address to the policy control entity 1030.
  • The receiving unit 1031 of the policy control entity 1030 is further configured to receive a policy control session update request that carries the IP address allocated to the UE 1010 and the data channel ID from the PDN GW 1020. The policy control entity 1030 further includes: an updating unit 1033, configured to associate the data channel ID with a previously established policy control session, and update the IP address and the policy control rule of the policy control session; and a sending unit, configured to send the updated policy control rule to the PDN GW 1020 and the SGW 1000 according to the IP address carried in the policy control session update request.
  • The third sending unit 1022 of the PDN GW is further configured to send a connection setup ACK that includes an address allocation response carrying the allocated IP address to the SGW 1000. The sending unit 1001 of the SGW is configured to send the address allocation response that carries the IP address to the UE 1010.
  • The sending unit 1001 of the SGW is further configured to send a policy control session update request that carries the IP address and the data channel ID to the policy control entity 1030. The updating unit 1033 of the policy control entity is further configured to update the policy control rule corresponding to the data channel ID according to the IP address carried in the policy control session update request, and send the updated policy control rule to the SGW 1000 through the sending unit. The address allocation response may further carry the PDN configuration information, including a DNS server address, a P-CSCF address, and an application server address.
  • As shown in FIG. 8, a policy control entity provided in Embodiment 7 of the present invention includes a receiving unit 831 and an establishing unit 832.
  • The receiving unit 831 is configured to receive a policy control session setup request that carries a data channel ID from the GW.
  • The establishing unit 832 is configured to establish a policy control session according to the data channel ID carried in the policy control session request.
  • As shown in FIG. 9, a policy control entity provided in Embodiment 8 of the present invention includes a receiving unit 931, an establishing unit 932, and an updating unit 933.
  • The receiving unit 931 is configured to receive a policy control session setup request that carries a data channel ID sent from the GW, and receive a policy control session update request that carries an IP address allocated to the UE and a data channel ID sent from the GW.
  • The establishing unit 932 is configured to establish a policy control session according to the data channel ID carried in the policy control session request.
  • The updating unit 933 is configured to: associate the data channel ID with a previously established policy control session, and update the IP address of the policy control session and the policy control rule.
  • In addition, the policy control entity may include a sending unit configured to send an initial policy control rule and an updated policy control rule to the GW.
  • Thus, by using the method for establishing data connections, the mobile network, and the policy control entity provided in embodiments of the present invention, after a data channel is established between the UE and the GW, the GW triggers the policy control entity to establish or update the policy control session. When the UE obtains an IP address through the PDN GW, the PDN GW establishes or updates the policy control session; or when the UE obtains an IP address through the SGW, the SGW establishes a mobile IP connection with the PDN GW and then establishes or updates the policy control session. In embodiments of the present invention, the policy control can still be implemented when the UE does not request the allocation of an IP address. Thus, embodiments of the present invention are applicable to the GTP protocol and the mobile IP protocol.
  • Detailed above are a method for establishing data connections, a mobile network, and a policy control entity under the present invention. Although the invention is described through several exemplary embodiments, the invention is not limited to such embodiments.

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  1. A method for establishing data connections on a mobile network, comprising:
    establishing (401) a data channel between a user equipment, UE, and a packet data network, PDN, gateway, GW;
    establishing (401), by a policy control entity, a policy control session with the PDN GW according to a data channel ID provided by the PDN GW to the policy control entity; and
    allocating (402, 403), by the PDN GW, an Internet Protocol, IP, address for accessing the PDN to the UE according to an address allocation request sent from the UE;
    characterized by
    sending (404), by the PDN GW, a policy control session update request that carries the allocated IP address and the data channel ID to the policy control entity; and
    updating (405), by the policy control entity, a policy control rule corresponding to the policy control session according to the allocated IP address carried in the policy control session update request.
  2. The method of claim 1, wherein the data channel ID comprises a UE ID or an ID that is used for accessing the PDN.
  3. A mobile network, comprising:
    a packet data network, PDN, gateway, GW (720; 920), configured to establish a data channel between a user equipment, UE (710; 910), and the PDN GW (720; 920), and to allocate an Internet Protocol, IP, address to the UE (710; 910) according to an address allocation request from the UE (710; 910); and
    a policy control entity (730; 930), configured to establish a policy control session according to a data channel ID provided by the PDN GW (720; 920),
    characterized in that the PDN GW (720; 920) is further configured to send a policy control session update request that carries the allocated IP address and the data channel ID to the policy control entity (730; 930), and in that the policy control entity (730; 930) is further configured to update a policy control rule of the policy control session according to the allocated IP address carried in the policy control session update request.
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